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Census 2020: Armed with the iPhone 8, canvassers are going modern (04.01.2020): For the first time ever, door-to-door enumerators for the 2020 census will say goodbye to paper and clipboards and hello to iPhone apps.

How Reddit helped me tackle my biggest insecurity (09.05.2018): Finding self-confidence in the unlikeliest of places.

How does real sex look? These sites show the awkward truth (11.07.2017): Does uncovering the vulnerable, clumsy sides of sex make you better at it? These "social sex" companies think so.

Illustration by Brett Pearce/CNET

Illustration by Brett Pearce/CNET

The world just isn't ready for modular phones (04.07.2017): Google and LG couldn't make modular phones work. What does this mean for Lenovo as the only one left trying?

A phone of Google's own: How Google Designed its first real phone (02.15.2017): The Pixel, Google’s first fully home-grown phone, required a dedicated team with an eye for detail and a love of blue.


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Testing Sprint's 5G network in Dallas (05.31.2019): From highways to hotels, we went all around Dallas testing Sprint's newly launched 5G network with the LG V50.

Our first MP3 players — yes, including the iPod (08.29.2018): Before phones and streaming services, it was the humble, single-function MP3 player that held all our music. We reminisce about our first MP3 players and all the music we packed in our pockets.

Westworld timelines can't outsmart us (04.30.2018): In the second episode CNET’s Westworld Morning After After show, we recap Westworld S2E2. Simon Quarterman (Lee Sizemore) stops by to chat and we make delicious cocktails too.